Valve



P. P. DEAN VALVE Y Filed Feb. 19, 1927 1' E gam 1 w I v l June 5, 1928. v 1,672,603

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Patented June 5, 1928.

APETER PAYNE DEAN, oF NEW CANAAN, comme,rIcU'inr VALVE.

- Application 'filed February The invention relates to valves for controlling the iiow of fluids and especially adaptablevto high pressure and high temperature conditions, ,and is concerned with that` particular typer of valve which emd bodies a swinging or pivoted disk member. y vIn myv copending applicati'onfor U. S. Letters Patent SerfNo. 153,484,tiled December 9, 1926, I have disclosed a valveof thisY type andy in which a disk is caused to l*be oscillated toward andaway froma suitable valve seat to respectively closev andy open the valve, said disk being Secured to and movable witlia suitablyI mounted rock shaft. It is the object of the present invention to provide a simple and inexpensive construction of mounting for suoli rock shaft and in manner such that an adequate sea-l of the valve casing will be afforded thereby of thel Huid controlled by said ,valve and solely by the existing pressure lof the same-fpositively-acting niechanicalsealing means einbodying the customary packing and` packing glands being unnecessary.

yThe nature of the invention, however, will bestbe understood when described in con-y nection with the accompanying-v drawing, whi'cli is a transverse sectionthrough a valve equipped with the novel mountingvand seal for the operating shaft controlling its disk.

Referring to the drawing, l' designates a suitable casing providing'the body of the valve which has an opening or handhole 2 at the top and normally closed Yby a cover member 3, the latter being held to the undersurface of the `upperporti'on of the valve casing by means of a clamping bar 4 adapt ed to rest on the top of the valve lcasingand, be clampedlsecurely by an eye bolt v5 ,pass-- ing therethrough and threaded into the clo-i sure cover 3. The disk 6 of thevvalve is swingably mounted vby meansfof an varm secured to a hub 8 or sleeve'member keyedY to a rock shaft 9. The' latter is rotatably.

mounted and supported in the casingand extends outwardlyfrom the same, the projecting end thereof being provided with suitable mechanism for effecting the rotation or oscillation of said shaft to correspondingly swing the disk 6. Suchniechanism may consist, for example, of a worm wheel 10 ixedly secured to the projecting end of the shaft and engaged by worm l1 mounted on a shaft l2 and rotatable by means of a hand wheel 13.

In accordance with the invention, said.

19, 1927. Serial No. 169,630.

viin,'intermediate.bushing is is provided' inthe bearing 16` as well' as anA intermediate bushing '19 in the bearing l5, the latter having an inner shoulder 20 accurately ground to abut the inner end face 2l of the bearing 15 which is also to be' accuratelyv ground vin order that a ground joint may be secured at' this vpoint to securely seal the casing against escapejof the fluid therein. V y

.The shaft 9, as stated, is' of larger diame. ter where it passes through the hub 8, than at the point where it passes through the; bearing sleeve 15," providing thereby a shoul der 22, vThis shoulder 22, when properly ground, fits closely, 'against the outer surface 24 ofthe sleeve'bearingl9, so causing an# effective seal vbetween both surfaces. n e

f It .will be understood that'the pressure of. the'- fluid existing in said valve casing will be exerted against the inner end of theshaft and vwill tend to force the shaft outwardlyy to thereb transmit the pressure to the sur'.- face 22 t erect' which "is forced under great pressure againstg .the 'coacting ysurface 24 surface 21.

y In order to rendervdoubly secure the seal, thebearing 15 maybe counterbored at its outer fend to admit of the insertion of suit-y packingmaterial 25 whichis held in' able place b agland 26 offfixed length, it beingV un erstood that in view of the peculiar sealing construction hereinbefore described, it will be unnecessary to provide a packing gland requiring adjustable mechanical pressure to be exerted thereby upon the 'packing material; This material may, therefore, be

of a predetermined length and of the usual character as used for suchpurposes.` As this auxiliary packing is not subjected to the full pressure of the fluid existing within the valve casing v1, as is the case with the ordinary type of sealing, said packing will last indefinitely. I havefound that with the aforesaid construction it is possible to satisfactorily seal the valve casing atthe shaft outlet even with prevailing pressures as high as 750 lbs. per square inch.

I claim:

l. In a valve comprising a casing, a valve disk, and a shaft extending into said casing for swinging said disk: means to secure said casing against escape Vof fluid about said shaft and including a bearing of the casing extending inwardly from its wall, a bushing about the shaft and located withinsaid bearing, said bushinghaving an end flange abutting the inner end of the said bearing and forming therewith a ground joint seal and having its outer face ground, the said shaft having an intermediate enlargedv portion affording a shoulder with ground surface engaging the ground face of the bushing to form aground joint ther-eat, and a hub member connected with said valve disk and mounted upon said shaft to rotate therewith.

2. In a. valve comprising av casinga valve disk, and a shaft extending into said casing for swinging said disk: means to secure said casing against escape of fluid about said shaft and including a` bearing of the casing extending inwardly from its wall, a'

' bushing having an end flange abutting the inner end of the said bearing andy forming therewith a ground joint seal and having its outer face ground, the said shaft having an intermediate enlarged portion affording a shoulder with ground surface engaging the ground face of the bushing to form a ground joint thereat, a hub member connected with said valve disk and mounted over the intermediate enlarged portion of said shaft to rotate therewith, and a flange at the far end of the .intermediate enlarged portion to provide a stop for the said hub member.

3. In avalve comprising a casing, a valve ing, said bushing having an end flange abut-- ting the inner end of the said bearing and forming therewith a ground joint seal and having its outer face ground, the said shaft having an intermediate enlarged i portion affording a shoulder with ground surface engaging the ground face of the bushing to form a ground joint thereat, and a hub member connected with said valve disk and mounted upon said shaft to rotate therewith. y y

4.- In a valve comprising a casing, a valve disk, and a shaft extending into said casing for swinging said disk: means to secure said casing against escape of fluid about said shaft and including a bearing for the eX- treme inner end of the shaft and extending upwardly from the bottom of the casing, and a bearing ofthe casing extending inwardly from its wall, a bushing about the shaft andlocated within the last named bearing, said bushing having an end flange' abutting the inner end of the saidbearing and forming therewith a ground joint seal and having its outerface. ground, the said shaft having an intermediate enlarged portion affording a shoulder with ground surface engaging the ground face of the bushing to `form a ground joint thereat, a hub member connected with said valve disk and mounted over the intermediate enlarged portion' of said shaft to rotate therewith, and a flange on` the shaft bet-Ween the first named bearing and said enlarged portion to provide a stop for the said hub member.

5. In a valve comprising a casing, a valve disk, and a shaft extending into saidcasing for swinging said disk: means to secure said casing against escape of Huid about said shaft and including a bearing of the Vcasing extending inwardly from its wall, a bush-v ing having an end `flange abutting the innerl end of the said bearing and forming therewith a ground joint seal and having its outerface ground, the said shaft having an intermediate enlarged portion affording a shoulder with ground surface engaging the ground face of the bushing to form a ground joint thereat, a hub member connected with said valve disk and mounted upon said shaft to rotatevtherewith, packing means of predetermined fixed length,and a packing gland of fixed, length and cooperating therewith and inserted about the outer end of the shaft. InV testimony whereof I affix my signature.

PETER PAYNE DEAN. 

